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Chapter 12: The Protagonist’s Treatment:
Ouyang Yuxiong stepped forward, and the disciples following him joined in the battle against the demon beasts.
As more and more monsters appeared, Ye Fan noticed that he was suddenly surrounded by the disciples of Zhengyuan Sect.
What was even more bizarre was that all the demon beasts seemed to be targeting Ye Fan, attacking him ferociously.
Witnessing this scene, Bai Yuxiao couldn’t help but admire his senior brother even more.
“What’s going on?” Ouyang Yuxiong had just sliced open the belly of a Blue Fish demon when he saw countless beasts rushing toward Ye Fan. Even the others like Bai Yuxiao, who were nearby, were completely ignored.
Soon, Ye Fan was injured under the onslaught of the many demon beasts.
Seeing this, Ling Xue rushed to Ye Fan’s side, raised her sword, and plunged it into the deck, forcibly creating a small barrier to protect him.
Ye Fan held his wound, feeling both shocked and delighted. “Senior Sister! I’m fine, but if you exhaust too much spiritual Qi here, it will be dangerous when we enter the secret realm.”
There was a faint joy in his eyes.
“Junior Sister! Quickly pull Ye Fan out of there! Elder Liu, there are too many demon beasts; please activate the protective array!” Ouyang Yuxiong couldn’t allow Ling Xue to be put in danger and immediately shouted toward the front of the flying boat.
There were still three days left before they would reach the entrance of the secret realm.
The protective array on the flying boat was supposed to be used only in the most dangerous situations.
“Take the injured into the cabin. If you want to make it back, activate the protective array now!” Liu Fengqing snorted coldly.
He swung his sword toward Ye Fan’s direction, and immediately a shower of beast blood fell, clearing a space around Ye Fan.
“Thank you, Senior,” Ling Xue expressed her gratitude to Liu Fengqing and then pulled Ye Fan to the inner side of the deck.
With Liu Fengqing taking action, the demon beasts, intimidated by his Nascent Soul aura, temporarily retreated, giving the group a moment to catch their breath.
Ouyang Yuxiong didn’t care much about his junior brother; his primary concern was still Ling Xue. “Junior Sister, how could you be so impulsive? There are still three days before we reach the secret realm. If you deplete your spiritual power here, you won’t recover in time!”
Ye Fan lowered his head in guilt. “It’s all my fault.”
Though he said this, he felt secretly happy. His senior sister still cared about him differently, didn’t she?
“The demon beasts were attacking Ye Fan so fiercely that if I had been a moment later, he would have died,” Ling Xue said calmly. “Ye Fan, do you know why they were so frenzied in their attacks on you?”
Ye Fan shook his head, but his hand twitched slightly, and a faint light flashed from his ring. Inside, Qian Rou felt deeply guilty. “Ye Fan, are you okay? It’s all my fault…”
“Sister Qian Rou, it’s not your fault. I underestimated the number of demon beasts here. I was careless.” Ye Fan reassured Qian Rou in his mind, pretending not to know anything.
“This whole situation is strange. Ye Fan, just now, you were surrounded by Zhengyuan Sect disciples, right?” Suddenly, a disciple from the Lingyun Sect named Zhao Xun spoke up, directly pointing the blame at the Zhengyuan Sect.
“What do you mean by that?” Bai Yuxiao had only been watching the situation unfold, but he didn’t expect the people from the Lingyun Sect to start blaming the Zhengyuan Sect.
“Do you think we were trying to harm Ye Fan?”
“Then why were you all gathered around him earlier? He and your senior brother have an old grudge, and you’re just taking the opportunity to get revenge!” Zhao Xun had always disliked Bai Yuxiao, and now he was even more agitated. “This is your Zhengyuan Sect’s flying boat. It would be easy for you to tamper with things.”
“And your senior brother hasn’t shown up since earlier. Who knows what…”
“Junior Brother Zhao, shut your mouth.” The one who spoke up to reprimand him was Ling Xue.
“Oh, so this is what you people really think.” Bai Yuxiao was furious.
“In that case, why don’t you get off? It’s not like Zhengyuan Sect begged you to hitch a ride on our flying boat.”
“Exactly! A bunch of ungrateful people. If we hadn’t helped Ye Fan fight the demon beasts, he’d already be dead!”
The disciples of Zhengyuan Sect weren’t pushovers, especially not on their own turf.
“Yes, if you’re not grateful, fine, but don’t even think about pinning the blame on us.”
Seeing the aggressive Zhengyuan Sect disciples, Zhao Xun shut his mouth, but his eyes still showed resistance.
“This matter will be thoroughly investigated by the Lingyun Sect,” Ouyang Yuxiong said, standing up. He had some familial ties with Zhao Xun and didn’t want him to be embarrassed in public.
Zhao Xun, feeling backed up, started talking again. “There are only a few things that can drive demon beasts into such a frenzy. I observed their behavior earlier; it’s obvious they smelled Linghuan Flowers, which is why they charged over. Ye Fan’s monthly stipend is just one mid-grade spirit stone, even if he saved up for three years, he couldn’t possibly afford Linghuan Flowers.”
He was speaking up fiercely on Ye Fan’s behalf.
However, Ye Fan remained silent, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Because the Linghuan Flowers had indeed been taken out by him. If this were discovered, everyone would likely despise him, including Ling Xue.
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